Re: Kerosene: Unknown Pleasures. New Fragrance (?)

The only thing I know is that I have a lot of respect for that guy. Kerosene was a youtube reviewer who didn't fall for the typical foolishness of niche means better and popular means bad. Also, if I'm not mistaken, he hand paints each bottle of his fragrances. That said... I haven't smelled any of them, but if I visit NY again at some point, I intend to.

Re: Kerosene: Unknown Pleasures. New Fragrance (?)

i have tried every fragrance from kerosene.....across the board they project BIG, and the openings are very brutal...they shine in the drydown though where i though they outperform most and dont go to a skin scent as quickly as most other brand/houses..i particulary like the drydown of roud elements and creature...the fragrance that lasted the longest and projected the most was copper skies(48 hours later is could still smell it on my arm and it still projected some,,,i did not shower for a few days because i was not working and feeling like a bum)...the only fragrances that i disliked from the house was santalum slivers and whips and roses.

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oh and i did not try the one that was supposed to smell like raspberry jam.

Re: Kerosene: Unknown Pleasures. New Fragrance (?)

OK. I've not been a huge fan of Kerosene, but I have been his defender at times. Jacking up the price of his new fragrance to $180 seems excessive for what appears to be simply a honey and Earl Gray gourmand. I'm not sure I'll even bother to sample this one, but I'll maintain an open mind and look out for the comments of those who choose to explore it.

Re: Kerosene: Unknown Pleasures. New Fragrance (?)

Originally Posted by Tonyprince

OK. I've not been a huge fan of Kerosene, but I have been his defender at times. Jacking up the price of his new fragrance to $180 seems excessive for what appears to be simply a honey and Earl Gray gourmand. I'm not sure I'll even bother to sample this one, but I'll maintain an open mind and look out for the comments of those who choose to explore it.

For 100 ml, using mostly natural ingredients, hand painted bottle and hand made label, I think $180 seems pretty reasonable. Also, I believe that the stores that carry it take a percentage of that price.

Re: Kerosene: Unknown Pleasures. New Fragrance (?)

Sorry to derail this but I was watching the first review posted above and seriously, why the **** do all the YTers pronounce perfumer 'perfume-e-ay"? Holy hell that annoys me (pet peeve alert).

That's good "Insight". Sorry to add to the "Disorder", but I've heard this a few times and totally agree. If you're going to affect pronouncing things in French, at least get it somewhere in the ballpark. Otherwise, there's nothing wrong with words like "perfumer", "nose", "composer", etc.